Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 4978

[2018] FWCA 4978

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty Ltd
(AG2018/2340)

DOW PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (GEELONG OPERATIONS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 28 AUGUST 2018

Application for approval of the Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty Ltd (Geelong Operations) Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty Ltd (Geelong Operations) Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Dow Performance Materials (Australia) Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 28 August 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 4 September 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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